SPRINGFIELD -- The Springfield Museums celebrated the 114th birthday of Theodor Seuss Geisel, known as Dr. Seuss, with a series of family friendly events on March 2.

Nearly 2,000 from across Western Massachusetts and beyond turned out to The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum and other museums on the quadrangle for the annual birthday party.

The event, which ran from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., allowed attendees to sample green eggs and ham, create their own stovepipe hats and meet with Dr. Seuss characters, like the Cat in the Hat, the Grinch and Thing 1 and Thing 2.

It also featured a "Head to Toe Wacky Fashion Show," a Chicopee High School Drama Club performance of "Seussical" songs and Seuss trivia.

Helen Laliberte, a Springfield resident who sampled the green eggs and ham with her 10-year-old granddaughter, Mackenzie Carneiro, at the Lyman and Merrie Wood Museum of Springfield History, said she didn't come out to the daylong event just to celebrate Seuss' birthday.

"Today's my 70th birthday, so I celebrate with Dr. Seuss," she said.

Laliberte said while it was her first time attending the Dr. Seuss Birthday Party, she is a repeat visitor of the Springfield Museums.

"It's great, I think everything that they've done here is awesome -- it shows off this museum, which is absolutely fantastic, and more people should take advantage of this museum," she said.

Carneiro, who said her favorite Seuss book is "Green Eggs and Ham," added that she thought the Dr. Seuss Birthday Party was "very fun and exciting."

Jaime Decaro, a Granby resident who took her 7-year-old daughter to the birthday party, also said it was their first time attending the annual event.

"She loves Dr. Seuss and they're doing things in school about Dr. Seuss' birthday, so she was really interested in coming," Decaro said, adding that her daughter was excited to try the green eggs and ham.

Geisel, who was born in Springfield on March 2, 1904, authored several famous children's books, which have sold more than 600 million copies and been translated into more than 20 languages. He died in 1991 at the age of 87.